FACT/Liverpool film, art and creative technology centre.(Film, Art and Creative Technology Centre, Liverpool, England)

From: C: International Contemporary Art | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

A couple weeks ago, in a strange turn of events, I found myself in Liverpool. This is the second time I've visited the former port city, which is two more times than one might expect. It's one of those places you never think you'll visit; why would anyone go to a poverty stricken, "northern" no-man's land trapped in a cycle of nostalgia for its better days: what would you do there, visit the Beatles' museum? Cynicism aside, I think it is the persistence of Liverpool's folksy, bad rap that has made its recent cultural makeover seem so convincing, something more cohesive than the ...

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